The New York Knicks defeated the Charlotte Hornets on the road, 99-98, on Friday afternoon. The game was much closer than Knicks fans would have liked it to be,

Made the right decision,” said Bridges, who went to the bench with 8:25 to play and only got a couple of defensive possessions in the final seconds of the Knicks' 99-98 win. “Go out there and win the game.

The Knicks should’ve had a great deal on Black Friday against a battered, bottom-dwelling opponent. Instead, they paid full retail price for a 99-98 victory, a performance that required a fourth-quarter comeback as the team’s top disappointment Mikal Bridges watched most of it from the bench.

The New York Knicks made a bold move when they traded for Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets this offseason for a heap of future first-round draft picks. Bridges was seen as a savior for the Knicks and as someone who could finally get them over the hump.